District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that California Resources Production Corporation, formerly known as Vintage Production California LLC (“Vintage”), was ordered to pay $200,000 in penalties, costs and restitution as part of a settlement of a civil environmental prosecution related to oil and produced water spills at some of Vintage’s Ventura County facilities.

District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that his office will additionally evaluate whether any criminal charges are warranted in connection with the death of Metrolink engineer Glenn Steele. Mr. Steele died early this morning following hospitalization for injuries he suffered in the February 24, 2015, collision between a Metrolink train and a truck.